Moving into the Dan grades is a special moment that all judoka will treasure. Whether a lifetime goal or a happy co-incidence of hard work and dedication to the sport of judo, Dan grade promotions deserve to be recognised.

At the end of each month, we will publish the names of all judoka promoted to 1st Dan and above. If you achieve a grade promotion (either Mon, Kyu or Dan) in the next month please send in your grading photos and we will publish them alongside the new gradings next month!

Send in your photos to communications@britishjudo.org.uk or share them with us on our Facebook page or on Twitter.

Name	Club	Area	Date of Promotion	Type of Promotion
To 1st Dan
Adam Trevena	Quayside Judo Club	Western	12th December 2023	P
Esther McGregor	Pro Judo City	Judo Scotland	14th July 2023	P
Liam Magee	L21 Judo Club	Northwest	28th February 2024	T
Sonny Lang	Scunthorpe Judo Club	Y&H	1st March 2024	P
Kyran Crouch	Grimsby Judo Club	Y&H	1st March 2024	E
Ionel Casoni	Southern Judokan	Southern	2nd March 2024	P
Jessica Bate	Oxford University Judo Club	Northern	12th March 2024	P
Shane Pinder	Fleming Park Judo Club	Southern	2nd March 2024	E
Bryn Jenkins	No Club Stated	WJA	24th December 2023	E
Brooke Hiscocks	Craig Ewers Academy	WJA	16th March 2024	P
Abderraouf Rahmani	Hackney Judo	London	26th March 2024	E
Cassia Alice Veta Wellings Taylor	Witley Judo Club	Southern	21st March 2024	P
Cory Owen Desforges-Sharp	Scunthorpe Judo Club	Y&H	1st March 2024	P
Liam Jeffreys	Thanet Judokwai	Southern	7th March 2024	P
Matthew Harrison	Abingdon Judo Club	NHC	23rd March 2024	P
Daisy Connor	Rush Judo	NHC	9th March 2024	P
Michael John Lewis	No Club Stated	Other	21st March 2024	IJFC
Aziz Adzhamov	Kodokwai Judo Club	Northern	23rd March 2024	IJFC
Adam Stevens	Goole Judo Club	Y&H	24th March 2024	E
Shun Murakami	Derby Olympus Judo Club	Midlands	12th March 2024	IJFC
To 2nd Dan
Jonathan Lockey	Dowty Judo Club	Western	27th January 2024	P
Liam Hopton	Tees Valley Judo	Northern	8th January 2024	E
Helen Ashworth	Melbourn Judo Club	Eastern	22nd March 2024	T
Paul Cooledge	Ipswich Judo Club	Eastern	25th January 2024	P
Ryan Morrow	Canterbury Judokwai	Southern	27th March 2024	P
To 3rd Dan
Stephen Evans	Cirencester Judo Club	Western	13th February 2020	T
Jose Castelli	Garioch Judo Club	Judo Scotland	4th March 2024	IJFC
To 4th Dan
Ron McGowan	Long Tower Judo Club	NIJF	12th September 2023	T
Thomas Lish	Wirral Judo Club	Northwest	21st March 2024	P
Adrian Dove	Judo Club Osaka	Southern	25th October 2023	T
Nigel Clynes	Barnsley Judo Club	Y&H	24th March 2024	T
To 5th Dan
Stephen Morris	Walderslade Judo Club	Southern	8th January 2024	T
To 6th Dan
Daniel Kissenisky	East Yorkshire Judo Academy	Y&H	17th February 2024	BOD
Craig Arron Ewers	Craig Ewers Academy	WJA	17th February 2024	BOD
To 8th Dan
Nicola Kim Fairbrother Mbe	Pinewood Judo Club	NHC	14th December 2023	IJFP

Legend

E Examination (line up)

P Accumulation of 100 points

T Technical

TC Technical conversion

EC Competitive conversion

IJFC IJF Conversion

IJFP IJF Promotion

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